licensing
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Also seen as: licensings
Meaning · English
A giving of license to do something; sanction.
Noun
Examples
To fence Truth about with prohibition and licensings, the weak inventions of fear and policy, is to doubt her strength, and vainly to imagine that she needs our protection in the battle that she is for ever waging with falsehood and with error.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “licensing” mean?
A giving of license to do something; sanction.
Is “licensing” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.